Rope adjuster and holder



@MW 32 W36. w. c. HOLTZMANN ROPE ADJUSTERv AND HOLDER Filed Jan. 24,1955 Patented May l2, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT` OFFICE 5 Claims.

This invention relates to rope adjusters and holders, and has for itsprincipal object the production of a simple and efficient rope adjusterand holder which is so constructed as to facilitate the tightening of arope, the taking up of the slack, and also the holding of. the rope at adesired tension.

A further object of this invention is the production of a simple andefcient clamping means forming a part of the rope holder, the clampingmeans being capable of being swung to a position so as to firmly holdthe rope in a clamped position and also being swung to permit the ropeto easily slide through the holder for the purpose of loosening therope.

A still further object of this invention is the production of a simpleand ecient rope holder having a hinged sleeve which may be swung in oneposition to clamp the rope against sliding movement, and the sleeve mayb e swung to another position for permitting the rope to freely slidethrough the holder.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:-

Figure l is a side elevation of the holder in a clamping position;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the holder in theposition shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the holder in a closed position wherebythe rope may freely slide therethrough Figure 4 is a vertical sectionalview taken on line 4 4 of. Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a rear elevation of the locking sleeve showing the hingejournal in transverse section.

By referring to the drawing, it will be seen that the rope holdercomprises a body IIJ having a forwardly projecting tubular sleeve I I,and within the body ID is journaled a pulley or roller I2, the pulley orroller I2 being journaled upon the journal pin I3. The forward end I4 ofthe forwardly projecting sleeve II is open, as clearly illustrated inFigure 2, and the pulley I2 is mounted within the body I in a planebelow the bottom of the sleeve I I, as shown in Figure 2. The body ID isprovided with a lower compartment I located below the sleeve II, whichcompartment I5 is provided with an open forward end I 6.

A locking sleeve I1 is hingedly secured, as at I8, to the body IIJadjacent the open end I6n and this locking sleeve is adapted to be swungfrom a locking position at substantially right angles to the body I0, toan unlocking position substantially parallel with the sleeve II, asshown in Figure 3, when it is desired to loosen the rope R which isadapted to pass through the body I0 and the sleeves II and I'I. Thislocking sleeve Il is pro- 5 vided with a projecting locking tongue I9which extends beyond the inner edge of the sleeve Il and normally lieswithin the notch 2| formed in the bottom of the body I0 when the sleeveI'I is in an unlocking position or extends parallel to 10 the sleeve II.When the locking sleeve I'I, however, is swung to a locking position,the locking tongue I9 will be swung upwardly, as shown in Figure 2,thereby forcing the rope R upwardly, as shown in Figure 2, and firmlyclamping the rope in a locked position tightly around the pulley I2 andcause the adjoining strands of the rope R to be rmly clamped infrictional engagement. In order that the locking sleeve I'I may be heldin this locked position, a hook 22 is pivotally connected to an eye 23and engages the catch 24 which is secured to the bottom face of the bodyI 0, as will be noted by carefully considering Figure 2. The lockingtongue I9 is provided with a series of blunt teeth at its outer end tofacilitate the gripping of the rope R.

The body I 0 may be provided with an eye 25 at its rear end whereby asupporting hook 26 may engage the eye and support the body I in anoperative position.

It should be understood that when the locking sleeve I'I is in theposition shown in Figure 3, the rope R may be easily moved over thepulley I2 and loosened within the holder or body I 0. After the rope hasbeen tightened to the desired tension and the slack taken up, the end2'I of the rope R may be pulled downwardly thereby swinging the lockingsleeve I 'I to a position at substantially right angles to the sleeveII, as shown in Figures l and 2, and this will cause the locking tongueI9 to force the rope R upwardly, as shown in Figure 2, and thereby causethe adjoining strands of the rope t-o be forced in clamping relationabout the pulley I2, thus holding the rope R in a. taut position. Thesleeve II will be locked in this locking position through the medium ofthe hook 22 which engages the catch 24.

It will be noted that the crowding of the rope R in the position shownin Figure 2 through the medium of the tongue I9 will pro-vide aneilicient locking means for holding the rope R in a properly adjustedposition.

Certain detail changes may be made without departing from the spirit ofthe invention so long as such changes fall within the scope of theappended claims.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new is:-

1. A rope holder of the class described comprising a body adapted toreceive a rope, a hinged sleeve carried by the body through which astrand of rope is adapted to be trained, clamping means carried by thehinged sleeve and adapted to engage the rope trained through the sleevefor clamping the rope against movement through the body when said sleeveis swung at an angle to the body, and means engaging said hinged sleevefor locking the sleeve in a position substantially at right angles tosaid body.

V2. A rope holder and tightener comprising a body having a guidingsleeve through which a rope is adapted to extend, a guiding means withinthe body around which a rope is adapted to be trained, said body havingan opening below said sleeve, a locking sleeve hinged to said body andnormally closing said opening, the locking sleeve being adapted toreceive the rope passing through the body, and said locking sleevehaving a projecting tongue adapted to be swung within the body as thesleeve is swung at right angles to the body for iirmly clamping a ropepassing through said body and said sleeves in a locked position whensaid last mentioned sleeve is swung at an angle to said body.

V3. A rope holder and tightener comprising a body having a forwardlyprojecting sleeve, and

said body having an opening formed below said sleeve, a, locking sleevehingedly secured to said body adjacent its lower edge, sai-d lockingsleeve adapted to normally close said opening, said sleeves and bodyadapted to receive a rope, a guiding means within the body around whicha rope is adapted to be trained when extending Y through said sleeves, alocking tongue projecting from said locking sleeve and adapted tonormally lie along the bottom of said body when said locking sleeve isextended substantially parallel to said first-mentioned sleeve, and saidtongue being adapted to project within the body at an angle to thebottom of the body for firmly clamping a rope extending through the bodying'from said locking sleeve and adapted to nor-A mally lie along thebottom -of said body when said locking sleeve is extended substantiallyparallel to said first-mentioned sleeve, said tongue being adapted toproject within the body at an angle to the bottom of the body for firmlyclamping a rope extending through the body when said locking sleeve isswung at an angle to the body, and said body having a notch for normallyreceiving said tongue when said locking sleeve is extended insubstantially parallel relation with said first mentioned sleeve.

5. A rope holder and tightener Vcomprisinga body having a forwardlyprojecting sleeve, and said body having an opening formed below saidsleeve, a locking sleeve hingedly secured to said body adjacent itslower edge, said locking sleeve adapted to normally close said opening,said sleeves and body adapted to receive a rope, a guiding means Withinthe body around which a rope is adapted to be trained when extendingthrough said sleeves, a locking tongue projecting from said lockingsleeve and adapted to normally lie along the bottom of said body whensaid locking sleeve is extended substantially parallel to saidrst-mentioned sleeve, said tongue being adapted to project within thebody at an angle to the bottom of the body for iirmly clamping a ropeexten-ding through the body when said locking sleeve is swung at anangle to the body, a hook carried by said locking sleeve, and a catchsecured to said body for engagement with said hook for holding saidlocking sleeve in a locking position.

WILLIAM C. HOLTZMANN.

